UCOM-MHE-ENDE-01-06-2023.- The presidents of Bolivia, Luis Arce, and Argentina, Alberto Fernández, They opened this Thursday in the community of Yaguacua, of the Tarijeño municipality of Yacuiba, the line of International Interconnection Bolivia – Argentina “Juana Azurduy de Padilla de 132 kilovolts (kV)”, which It represents a historical milestone in the energy integration of both countries.

This work represents “the brotherhood between two countries that have a common history, each fighting for Improve the quality of life of Bolivians and Argentines.This interconnection line that joins Bolivia and Argentina is also important for the presence of an Argentine president – the second to visit Yacuiba after Juan Domingo Perón – who renews friendship and affection between two sibling peoples ”, The Bolivian head of state expressed.

Meanwhile, Fernández said that with Arce “we share the same look of our peoples, with equality and social justice, to promote and build a Latin America that is integrated (…).One of the How Lucho works for the progress of Bolivia and the peoples of Latin America is here, in the Construction of an electric plant that carries energy to the North Argentina, which needs it so much. ”

In turn, the Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies of Bolivia, Franklin Molina Ortiz, said that “the Electric interconnection is a historical milestone, a pride for the country, because the work was executed by Bolivian hands, for our workers.This project represents the effort of our company National Electricity (ENDE), the Subsidiary Ende Andina y Ende Transmisión Argentina S.A.(ETASA).

He explained that with the implementation of this project, the export of surpluses of electric power to the Argentine territory, with a maximum of 120 megawatts (MW), without affecting the Reliability or quality of electricity supply on the Bolivian side.

The project, which required an investment of approximately Bs 365 million, includes 120 kilometers of electric lines from the yaguacua substation and crosses rural land to the Tartagal substation, In the Argentine province of Salta, he added.

It also covers the expansion of the yaguacua substation and installation of an autotransformer bank of 150 megavoltamperio (MVA) 230/132 kV and the extension of the Tartagal 132/33/13.2 kV substation for The entrance of the line from Bolivia.

With the electrical interconnection between the two nations, an old yearning is specified and the Energy integration in the southern cone, since Bolivia will add to the system that allows the exchange Electric with Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil.